Colts' Frank Reich wants Eric Ebron to see more targets

The Indianapolis Colts have found the end zone five times throughout the first two games of the season, and two of those scores belong to tight end Eric Ebron.

The 25-year-old tight end has been starting off games on the right foot by catching a touchdown in the first half of the game in each week. That seems like enough to keep him on the field, but then something odd has happened.

In each game to open the season, Ebron is used heavily in the first half and then disappears in the second half.

It would be one thing if Ebron is on the field during the second half and is simply not getting any action, but he’s not. His snap count plummets during the second half, which has brought some confusion in terms of his usage.

If a player is producing, why not use him more? Head coach Frank Reich admitted he’d like to get Ebron some more action throughout the games.

Frank Reich told @MayTayColts last night that Eric Ebron should see some more targets moving forward:

“Eric has been pretty good. We feel pretty good about his production. A couple of games now, if you extrapolate those numbers out over the year, it’s probably a pretty good year. At the end of the day, I’d probably like to get him the ball a couple more times than we did, but overall, not too bad,” said Reich.

Jack Doyle will continue to be the starter, evident by his massive snap count, but Ebron has proven he can be more productive even is he’s only seeing 17 snaps in a game, which is incredibly low.

Reich seems to have a solid game plan when it comes to the offense, but Ebron has been a productive player through the first two weeks, which should lead to him seeing more targets moving forward.

Through two games, Ebron has seven catches for 77 yards and two touchdowns.

The Colts have spread the ball around to several options through the first two weeks of the season, but getting Ebron more looks (especially in the red zone) doesn’t seem like a bad idea.

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